Francielli Pereira Gobbi, Gabriela Bravim Lemos, Gabriel Carvalho Dos Santos, Inácio Silva Viana, Maurício Netto Machado, João Victor Bersot Gomes, Paula Alessandra Di Filippo, Tadeu Silva de Oliveira, Célia Raquel Quirino
We aimed to evaluate the effects of dental correction on voluntary nutrient intake, time of intake, apparent digestibility and fecal particle size in Brazilian ponies. Twelve mares, with no history of previous dental treatments, housed in individual pens and fed a diet based on tifton 85 were used. The study comprised two consecutive experimental phases, pre and post dental treatment. Each phase consisted of 15 days for adaptation to the pen and treatment and 5 days for data collection, totaling 20 days. To calculate nutrient intake and digestibility coefficients, samples of diets, leftovers, and feces were analyzed for dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), crude fat (CF), mineral matter (MM), organic matter (OM), and non-fiber carbohydrates (NFC)...
April 6, 2024: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science